Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-02
'and,s name is Benjamin Josephson.

y : reloer or Fred Munchrath. 1 knew hofl,
henry Peters and Bismarck. / had oniy
seen MI; Haddock once, but didn't know
nun; know where the Columbia honse,
1ne Iefry creek bridge and the Lone star
restaurant are located. 1 was in the mill,
BUSINESS at tho time of the murder. I
usually deliver my milk, but sometimes
Jake my man with me. AT about 10 o'clock
on the night OF the murder I was some.
where near the bl cksmith shop on the
&C corner OF Water and Fourth streets. was
mere TO watch. My hors. and wagon were
~ me ailey, not far from the Lone Star
ssstaurant. had given milk to the Lone
o.aI restaurant about 9 or $50 o'clock that
ih ll late. left the milk in tue ice
near the Columbia house. I could $40 IN
us u, FACE that he was nervous and watched
MY man had gone to look for Mr. Brennan.
l cont know how long nv husband was
gone-several minutes. I saw Rismorcl,
mere long tim. I saw anotser man
Win Bismarck. They came from near the
Iolumbla house and came east. Then 1
went across Fourth street and stood in the
alley near Dineen's blacksmith shop. A
crowd went by. Bismarck went by.
saw IN the crowd Arensdorf, Peters, Lea
der and Sherman. There vera others
the crowd Went 10 Dineen's corner. Then
l went across the street again, and there 1
met my man near the door of the restaur.
mt. Then went 10 the corner by the
blacksmith shop. looked across and saw
man Haddock] coming east from the
Columbia house. saw Arensdorf start
west and meet the other. man and fire the
shot. Arensdorf fired the shot. The
driver OF the brewery wagon was Just be-
hind Arensdorf. Arensdorf went on across
the bridge and the driver went after him.
Cross-exnmInation by the defense: I
was married in Odessa fifteen years ago.
In Odessa my husband was railroad en-
glneer first came to Baltimore, thG2 10
1ankton. d. T., and from there to Sioux
City. We did nothing for two months in
Yaakton and lived there nearly two wears.
l don't know what street we lived on. NV
husband was peddler in Yunkton. NV
house is north of the cemetery and past
the Floyd. 1 know Bismarck. He has
often been to my house. I can't tell how
many times he was there, but often. Bis
mack came many times to fix my pump,
but he did not get the job. The we'll had
caved in--1 don't know how long before
the pump Yves fixed; may be two weeks,
may be NOR. I have known Arensdorf
for three years. l have been to the brewery
often, and often to Arensdorf's house. I
got malt from him nearly every week.
Question: How came you to go to the
brewery three years, and not know Arens-
DORIS name? Answer. I have many Gus.
toners for three years whose names
dent know.
Witness continuing: ! may h we heard
his name. The man who hands out the
malt at the brewery said that he was the
foreman Of the brewery. Ihad seen Peters
often and knew him as the driver of the
brewery wagon. did not know him per-
sonally, although was familiar with his
face for three years. knew Paul Leader.
but don't remember when first knew him.
er's house. peddled dry goods for year
before I peddled milk, and was in great
many houses. Maybe was in his house.
and maybe not. never had any business
with Leader. I have known Harry Sher-
him from the time he took the
English Kitchen from Simonson. did
not sell m milk, but saw him several
times and asked to sell him milk. He
would not buy, as he wanted to keep his
old milkman. don't know Leavitt.
may have seen him on the street, but didn't
know him. was never Mt his place of
business. saw Mr.. Haddock once. was
ut his house once, and sold the lady one
quart of milk. She asked me to come
next day and she would buy tickets. My
boy went next morning and forgot to tell
him. Mr.. Haddock was there and the lady
said he was her husband and preached in
the church: On the Sd day of August I de-
livered milk to Mrs. Potter, of the Lone
many cans had in the wagon.
dop,t romamhar all obout da1ivorino
milk on day year ago. could hardly
tell yesterday. delivered milk to my
customers, and the Lone Star restaurant
was the last. delivered milk there every
day twice day. delivered milk at night,
sometimes earlier and sometimes late.
That night delivered milk 10 my custom.
ers, and had no milk for Mrs. Potter. So
went home and got more milk and came
back to deliver it to Mrs. Potter at the
Lone Star restaurant. I put the m Tx in
the ice box. have often delivered milk
to customers as late as II o'clock at night.
have even knocked at doors when they
were in bed, and then delivered the milk.
don't know as delivered milk on any
other occasion as late as 9 or 10 o'clock at
night at the Lone Star restaurant. The
wagon was in the alley. My man got out
and went to John Brennan's Office. l look
4 can ana went 10 us feStturaut. cur
ried the can in my hand. saw Bismarck
on Iowa street first that evening. 1t was
about O'clock. He was talking with my
man, and talked with him then. The ice
box was the rear of the restaurant, on
the outside. The ice box had doors. They
were not locked.
Here came an en- Hess series of questions
about the ice box, which the witness an
swered promptly.
Witness, continuing: I don't know what
time went home that night to get the
milk. had a clock, but didn't look after
it. guess went home about o'clock.
We saw B smarck at Iowa street. Icould
see he was excited, and somebody might
get hurt, and we found it out when We
talked to him. After delivering the milk
at the restaurant, I went down i by r the
blacksmith shop. From there ! saw BIS
marck on Water street. There is no fence.
was behind the restaurant and looked out
and stepped right over TO the blacksmith lacks NIT
shop. While in the wagon had seen BIS
M arck on Fourth street. Isaid to my hus-
band: "There is Bismerck." Then he